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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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